> I used to be like you. I use to look down my nose and cluck and those stupid, pitiful Republican-type people who would dare let their children ever do anythin

> I used to be like you. I use to look down my nose and cluck and those stupid, pitiful Republican-type people who would dare let their children ever do anything except sit in a circle and read the most pristine and white-washed of full-text childrens' books. I guess not, because that's nothing like me. Of course children get exposed to other influences, but if you're staying up grinding Fruit Pop and/or similar glorified Skinner Boxes for your kindergarten aged children, the problem is not exposure from your child's classmates. I don't give my children a sheltered, white-washed environment, but at the same time that doesn't mean I need to expose them to the manipulations of psychologists and behavioral scientists who design these 'games' to try and extract as much money as possible from the impressionable people playing them (children and adult alike).